A fun short set in early 1980's Bristol, UK. Effort has gone into getting the look and feel right, although the need to avoid anachronistic vehicles makes for a curiously empty city.
The performances are light but lean heavily on stereotypes. The film was never going to win Oscars, but is fun in its way.
Our hero is likeable; his enemy is underplayed, with a mother who tries a little too hard but is playing someone she clearly is not. The script is simple but gets its point across. Camera angles make the most of the settings, giving the whole thing a more professional look than it perhaps deserves.
There is a feeling of fondness for a time most of the cast would not have known, and actor / director William Stone gives it the charm of early Shane Meadows, with a nod to Snatch and a vibrant soundtrack to boot.
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